The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-16
In Brief.


The Mannerehor Society, having decided to |
admit, hereafter, only members TO the concerts |
and entertainments, has Withdrawn invitations |
to outsiders to the concert that occurs tomorrow
evening
The entertainment at Central avenue Church |
tonight will embrace several recitatons by |
James Whitcomb Riley and musical mum bers
from the best talent of the city. Refreshments
will be served by the ladies after the pro-
sramme.
Yesterday Samuel E. Perkins received tele
xram announcing the death Of Mrs. Richardson
Houghton, of Milwaukee, Wis, sister of his de-
ceased father. She was eighty three years DID,
and her husband who is her senior, together
with several children, survives her.
Rev. S. FL. Burgess is preaching to large con-
grecations every evening at the South street
Baptist Church. Mr. Burgess is very eloquent
speaker and effective worker. general inter
est is being taken in the revival, and there have
boen quite a number of additions to the church.
The Stewart Coal Company, of this city, filed
articles of incorporation with the county re-
soreer yesterday. The stockholders and direct
ors are John A. Peaumas, William B. Allen
and Garland B. Stenan. The capital stock is
000 The company will operate coal mine
in Clay county.
William Kinney and David Campbell wero
employees in the Union Depot dining-room kitchen
last October, when the latter had new suit of
clothes, valued at $35. stolen. Kinney disap-
pesred at the time of the theft, but returned to
the city yesterday, when he was arrested on a
charge of grand larceny.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
George Hodge and Belle Harris. Nathan Bowers
and Sarah A. Scott, Edward Williams and Clara
N. Wise, Stephen K. Barrett and Virginia l.
Henreux, William L. Long and Libbie Bohren,
William Reese and Martha Wilson. Fred A.
Knight and Helen G. Mayo.
INSTALLED IN OFFICE.
Professor La Toilette took charge of the Office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction yester-
day. He observed the event by entertaining
the State officers and few friends at dinner at
She Grand Hotel David M. Geesng, of New
Albany. is the Professors principal assistant
OBJECTIONS TO WAREHOUSE
The residents of Coburn street, near East,
are greatly excited because Robert Kehller has
taken out permit to erect q warehouse in that
neighborhood, in which, they say, he is going to
bale hay. They object to the building because
they claim it will be fire trap and damage
their property. Yesterday afternoon a remon
STRANGE was filed, but the building is outside
the fre-limit the work on it could not be pro-
hibited. The demonstrators threaten to ask the
court to grant an injunction to prevent Kehller
from erecting the warehouse.
DEMAND FOR HOUSES.
For years there has not been such demand
FOR residence property in Indianapolis as now
One can find very few vacant houses, fact that
led q prominent rental agent to remark. yester-
day, that if 1000 new residences were put up
this summer there would not be enough to sup
plv the demand. One agency has the renting OF
1900 houses During the past six months out
Of this list there have been but four vacant.
These could have been rented at any time had
they been in repair. 1t was thought the
scarcity of houses would increase rents, but
agents cay there is cause to expect this since
all agree that rents are high enough.
ROBBED ON THE HIGHWAY.
Jack Rouse a butcher Of No 280 North Missis-
sippi street, who has business at No 16 Indiana
avenue. was going to his shop early yesterday
morning, when some one stepped out of an alley
in front OF him. At the same time man be-
hind Rouse caught his hands sponge satur-
ated with chloroform was dashed into his face.
the man in the rear saying: If you make any
attempted to break loose, revolver was thrust
In his face ny the man in front, and he had to
submit while the thieves went through all his
pocket hook containing about SIS. The robbery
was done so quickly that the victim did not get
good look at the thieves and does not think
he can identify them. This makes the third
time he has been robbed in or near his place of
business. The police think they know who the
footpads are.
UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION
The Western Mutual Underwriters Associa-
ton will hold its semi annual convention at the
Bates House. beginning to- day, and continuing
through Thursday. Among the secretaries al
ready registered at the Bates House are VIM.
e. Smith, Chicago, H.; A A. Carpenter, St.
Louis, Mo-; Fl. G. McPike, Alton, H.; VIM. b.
Ferguson, Rock leland H.; Chas. H. Spencer,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Henry N. Stats, Chicago,
III: John A. Barnes, Decatur; H.; VIM. A.
Hall. Cincinnati o.; John T. Clark, Canton. O.;
r. Schwan. Columbus. O.; A. p. Coulter.
Detroit Mich; J. NJ Chrisincer, Eau Claire,
Wis; VIM. Arndt, DePere, Wis; A. o. Case,
Minneapolis, Mimi. Geo. b. DeLamater, Du-
buque, la. The gentlemen are here the
guests of Charles b. Funston, secretary of the
1Hanufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
81 this city. The last meeting of the association
vas held in Chicago.
AFTER M'MUN AND HIS REscUERs.
The Springfield, o., detective, John T. Norris,
r. waa in the city few hours last night He said
he was on the trail of the four men who muir
cered the two Cleveland policemen on the cars
near Ravenna few weeks ago. and released
McaIun, the notorious sealskin cloak thief
Since then Norris has been searching for McMur
III and the four men. Several times he has beer
close on their track. learning that they were
travelling in pairs. Yesterday he got eev
that led him here, and then to ST. Louis
About week ago a strange man of suspicion!
appearance entered the shop of Virginia ave
nue. shoe maker and asked for work. He alst
wanted the daily papers, and inquired If they
nau SAID any lhins iatoiy aoout tuo "uruor vi
Hullegan. He was told they had not and seemed
much more at ease. His conversation was al
On that subject and his suspicious actions caused
the shoe maker to note the circumstance, whicl
was related to "a number of persons. In thi
way the story came to the police. The strange
was seen about the city for several days. AN
was Swallowed by some of the officers. However
no managed TO give them the slip.
DEATH OF ELLIOTT HoRD.
Yesterday morning word was received ths
Samuel Elliott Hord, eldest son OF Hon. Osca
a Hnrd Win has bean sick FOR uearlY tire